1. What part of Florida are you in?
2. I don't know, I do all my own stuff. But I assume it wouldn't be too much?
3. You don't any emissions in Florida. You can take all of that stuff off, you just need to make sure you block off any holes that are left; such as where the egr runs to. Aside from a few things having to be blocked off nothing will be different with the motor.
Here is a good write-up on what to remove. --->
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